Overview

• A solemn Mass at Santa Maria Maggiore opened the 29 September observance, celebrated by Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas with Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi and Police Chief Vittorio Pisani in attendance.
• The Terrazza del Vittoriano hosted an evening concert by the Polizia di Stato Band led by Maurizio Billi, featuring performances by Il Volo and Simona Molinari and presented by Lorella Cuccarini.
• Michele Placido and Silvia Berri received the 'Poliziotto ad Honorem' title, with athlete Mattia Furlani among the guests.
• The day concluded at the Circolo Funzionari, where PizzAut founder Nico Acampora and his team served pizzas as a concrete gesture of inclusion for workers with autism.
• A special Polizia Moderna edition titled 'Pace e Sicurezza' was widely distributed with Poste Italiane, exceeding one million copies and documenting security around Pope Francis’s funerals and the election of Pope Leone XIV.